For the longest time, Severide has needed to understand why Hopkins has been gunning for him on Chicago Fire.

It was clear that Benny had something to do with it, and Chicago Fire Season 14 Episode 20 finally delivers the answers.

While it helps to give Hopkins a reason for his actions against Severide, there’s a lot for the battalion chief to learn.

At the same time, it raises a discussion that has been needed for years regarding Severide’s career progression.

While all that goes on, Novak and Violet get a call that turns personal, and Mouch changes his mind about his book.

Novak’s Call Turns Personal

Chicago Fire Season 14 has spent some time developing Novak’s backstory, giving us a chance to learn that she raised her siblings.

It reminded me a lot of Charmed, with Prue raising Piper and Phoebe, leading to a strained relationship.

We saw that it leads to a difficult balancing act, and Novak has experienced the same with her siblings.

It was because of how Novak had to become a mother to her siblings that she ended up pushing them away, and that comes up again throughout the hour.

During the call, Novak learns that her sister, Heidi, is the patient, and it’s not looking good.

I do have to question how Novak didn’t even realize the address was her sister’s, unless I missed something in a conversation, but shouldn’t she have realized that her sister was the one in danger?

Regardless, we get a powerful hour for Novak, as she also has to deal with her younger brother, who has been left completely out of the loop.